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1ESSIManufacturing (Consumer Goods)Sweden

The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Essity among manufacturing (consumer goods) companies — ranked by similarity to what Essity actually does, not by market-cap band.

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About Essity

Essity is a global hygiene and health company that develops, produces, and sells personal care, medical, consumer tissue, and professional hygiene products and solutions. The company serves individual consumers, healthcare providers, and businesses worldwide.

Essity at a glance

Essity is a manufacturing (consumer goods) company headquartered in Sweden. Xcout tracks 16 named people at Essity, including Mikael Schmidt (Chief Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance, General Counsel). Xcout recorded 4 job postings from Essity in the last 90 days.

Essity leadership

  • Mikael SchmidtChief Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance, General Counsel
  • Bert NordbergDeputy Chairman of the Board
  • Jan GuranderChairman of the Board
  • Alexander LacikMember of the Board
  • Andreas LarssonDeputy
  • Annemarie GardsholMember of the Board

10 more named people on record for Essity, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at Essity

Xcout recorded 4 job postings from Essity in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Essity's hiring signals →

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Top 12 Essity competitors

Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to Essity by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.

Procter & Gamble Company (The)PG · Consumer GoodsCincinnati, United States
64% matchPublic

Consumer Goods

The Procter & Gamble Company, commonly referred to as P&G, is a global enterprise that supplies a broad spectrum of branded consumer products to markets worldwide. The company's operations are divided into five main business divisions: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care. The Beauty segment offers an assortment of hair care products, including conditioners, shampoos, styling aids, and treatments, under popular names like Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Pantene, and Rejoice. It also features antiperspirants, deodorants, personal cleansing solutions, and skin care items from brands such as Olay, Old Spice, Safeguard, Secret, and SK-II. Within the Grooming division, P&G provides a range of shave care products and grooming appliances, prominently featuring brands like Braun, Gillette, and Venus. The Health Care unit encompasses oral hygiene essentials, including toothbrushes, toothpastes, and other dental care products sold under the Crest and Oral-B brand names. This segment further extends to gastrointestinal remedies, rapid diagnostics, respiratory care, vitamins/minerals/supplements, pain relief, and various other personal health care items from brands such as Metamucil, Neurobion, Pepto-Bismol, and Vicks. In the Fabric & Home Care category, consumers find fabric enhancers, laundry additives, and laundry detergents through labels like Ariel, Downy, Gain, and Tide. Additionally, this division offers air care products, dishwashing solutions, professional cleaning supplies (P&G Professional), and surface cleaners, exemplified by brands such as Cascade, Dawn, Fairy, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer. Finally, the Baby, Feminine & Family Care segment provides infant care products, including baby wipes, taped diapers, and pants, under the Luvs and Pampers brands. It also supplies adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products from Always, Always Discreet, and Tampax, along with paper towels, tissues, and toilet paper marketed as Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs. P&G distributes its extensive product portfolio through a vast commercial network, including large retail chains, e-commerce platforms, grocery stores, membership clubs, pharmacies, department stores, various distributors, wholesalers, specialty beauty retailers, high-frequency stores, electronics outlets, and professional channels, as well as direct-to-consumer sales. The Procter & Gamble Company was established in 1837 and its corporate headquarters are located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Market cap$372.2B
Employees108,000
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